All articles by Tanya Brooks
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Fishers sue Bumble Bee Foods for years of forced labor
Today, a group of fishers filed suit in San Diego, California, against Bumble Bee Foods under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) alleging that they experienced human trafficking and forced labor as they caught tuna that was sold by Bumble Bee in the U.S.
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Coca-Cola slides backwards again, plans to expose Americans to more toxic plastic bottles
This move would lock consumers into a future of rising health risks and medical costs–at a time when Americans are already struggling with economic and health burdens.
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Trump’s unnecessary stand on plastic straws ignores American Health Crisis
Donald Trump’s Executive Order on plastic straws is a distraction from his administration's efforts to prevent the EPA, the FDA and the NIH from protecting Americans from microplastics and dangerous chemicals.
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Greenpeace USA Welcomes Biden Administration’s Ocean Protections
Greenpeace USA commends President Biden for taking decisive action to permanently protect these areas, which play a vital role in sustaining life, combating climate change, and supporting the livelihoods of coastal communities.
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Greenpeace USA slams Coca-Cola’s abandoned environmental promises
Coke’s abandonment of its reuse commitment is a disaster for the planet.
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Music stars perform on Arctic ‘iceberg’ in call for ocean and climate protection
Singer songwriters Jacob Collier and AURORA join forces for the first time to perform a mash-up of their two songs, ‘A Rock Somewhere’ and ‘The Seed’ in front of Sveabreen…
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Greenpeace applauds California lawsuit to hold Exxon accountable for its role in plastic pollution crisis
Governments have stood by, letting the human, environmental, and financial costs spiral out of control. This lawsuit sends a clear message: the era of unchecked corporate destruction is ending. We…
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New report: Human rights abuses in $40 billion tuna industry still a major problem for U.S. grocery retailers
Of the 16 retailers, only Aldi and HyVee passed the scorecard. US retailers, given their economic power, play a key role in determining the human rights outcomes of tens of…
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Greenpeace investigation reveals alarmingly high levels of shark fishing across the North Pacific
Calls on Governments to Urgently Ratify the Global Ocean Treaty Greenpeace investigators’ first-ever full-haul documentation has exposed widespread destructive fishing practices plaguing the North Pacific’s Emperor Seamounts, a unique underwater…
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Greenpeace USA applauds US support for reducing plastic production
This move puts the US on the right side of history, standing with countries that recognize that we cannot recycle our way out of this crisis. Greenpeace US and Washington…